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[h=3]Colorado Daily – California[/h]–September 22nd Bears told to “Hang in There” after losing to Arizona on a Hail Mary pass
From the San Jose Mercury News… When it was over, and Cal had lost 49-45 at Arizona after allowing 36 fourth-quarter points, including a “Hail Mary” touchdown pass on the final play, coach Sonny Dykes’ message to his team was equal parts sympathy and philosophy with a dash of defiance.

“Just hang in there, get over it, learn from it,” he said. “I told them I was proud of them for playing hard, sorry we couldn’t win the game. And I told them it won’t happen again.”

The Bears, four seconds from a 3-0 start to their season, could barely digest losing a game they led 14-0 after less than four minutes in and 28-6 at halftime. They led 45-30 with less than four minutes left before the Wildcats scored three more touchdowns.

Dykes, trying to see the big picture on a night when few could get past Anu Solomon’s 47-yard winning pass to Austin Hill, said these are the painful steps a team must take a year after going 1-11.

“You lose games like this, then you figure out how to win,” he said. “That’s part of the process of building a program.”
–Cal wide receiver Bryce Treggs reacts to last second loss to Arizona

–Premature email from merchandise company congratulates Cal on “win” over Arizona
From ESPN … An amazing comeback by the University of Arizona became a little bit more painful for Cal fans on Saturday night.
An email sent by the athletic department’s official store, sent moments before the Wildcats completed their comeback with a Hail Mary, congratulated the Bears on the win and offered 25 percent off the merchandise. Like most schools, Cal’s store is run by an independent contractor. The site is run by Gameday Merchandise out of Littleton, Colorado, and has deals to run the official shops of both Cal and Oregon State.
Arizona was losing 31-13 heading into the fourth quarter on Saturday night. The team scored 36 points in the quarter, including a 47-yard Hail Mary as time expired to beat the Bears, 49-45.
A message left at a number listed at the corporate headquarters was not immediately returned, but the store’s Twitter handle tweeted out an apology.
–Colorado opens as an 11.5-point underdog to California
According to vegasinsider.com, Colorado is a double-digit underdog to the California Golden Bears. The line opened at 11.5, but has since moved down to ten points, indicating that the betting world is liking the Buffs more than the spread setters.Other games of note:
- UCLA is a 5.5-point favorite on the road against Arizona State (Thursday night game) – the line opened at 3.0
- USC is an 11.0-point favorite at home against Oregon State – the line opened at 12.5
- Stanford is a 6.5-point favorite on the road against Washington – the line opened at 4.5
- Utah is a 10.0-point favorite at home against Washington State – the line opened at 11.5and
- Colorado State is a 3.5-point underdog on the road against Boston College – the line opened at 2.5
- UMass is a 9.5-point underdog at home against Bowling Green – the line opened at 14.0
–Nine teams from the Pac-12 receiving votes in latest AP poll
Nine teams from the Pac-12 received votes in the latest Associated Press poll.
Oregon held at No. 2, but lost five first place votes after its close 38-31 victory over Washington State.
With the other four ranked Pac-12 teams on byes this weekend, there was little movement. UCLA moved up one spot to No. 11, No. 15 Arizona State and No. 16 Stanford held firm, and USC dropped one spot to No. 18 because of Mississippi State’s win against LSU.
Taking into account the others receiving votes category, the other ranked teams in the conference would be: No. 31 Utah, No. 32 Washington, No. 37 Arizona and No. 39 (tied) Oregon State.